San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-13
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

Tm moving OF the Mexican National
car shops from Corpus Christi to Laredo
ia mooted and will probably follow In
few m onths, as more convenient for the
road interested.
THR colored ants OF Anderson county,
are boyootting their preachers who left
their pulpits to preach prohibition. Ii is
a new way Of teaching pulpit deserters
their duty and may prove effeCtual as a
future detergent.
A FULL half million OF emigrants
have been cast upon this country during
the past twelve months, to swell the
volume If Its unemployed people and
lessen the wages paid American work
ingmen.
The mugwump OF the east Is rs mug
wumpishly inclined as ever. Prick his
skin and you will only find 4 thin Amer
lean veneer. All under that Is pretty
sOlidly John Bull.
The fight over prohibition in Texas
has been a.good advertising card for the
state. San Antonio as the banner city
will carry of the honors. Had her few
hoOdlums been suppressed 1t would have
been simply immense.
GAIL HAMILTON discusses the domestic
money question in the August number
Of the Cosmopolitan In a way that makes
mighty interesting reading for married
women. No separate purse arrange
ment about II for Gail"
INDIANA and Arizona train robbers are
getting In their work. The fellows who
Il n L. Nlnn a
have returned home. The Lone Star
way Of carrying guard was not appre-
cisted.
THERE be some men and come journals
In Texas terribly worried because
the American Cattle Trust, which
Is q purely private corporation, does
not parade its business before the world
and open its books for general inspec.
tiOn.
MILLS appears to have filled the eye Of
many other states as well as the eye OF
Texas. He seems to have found his op-
portunity and struck his gait In this pro-
hibitiOn campaign and 10 likely to quit q
winner at the senatorial post.
The State Farmers Alliance puts
itself on record rs opposed to land
monopolies, and asks Of the next state
Legislature such legislation as will hold
the public lands for school purposes and
actual settlers.
The great Ives & Co. assignment
turns out to be more matter OF conve-
nience than necessity, In order to ad-
lust the complicated interests involved.
A syndicate is being arranged for the
liquidating Of all Indebtedness and sales
Of collateral will be forestalled.
That Mexico City earthquake crank
did not trot out his shakes on time, and
the citizens OF the old Montezuma capt.
tai are disgusted. Hard TO satisfy some
people. They would have really en-
jOyed seeing the walls tumble. at least
one would think SO to hear them curse
the false prophet OF disasters.
THE FlOresville Chronicle is just real
izlng the extent OF the Waterloo which
befell Its party on the 4th instant. Its
issue OF the llth Ia as full OF bile as a
Connecticut deacon Is Of hard cider ut a
wedding. AS a corpse the Chronicle OBJ
jects to funerals. "Jes' So"
The New York Truth Is authority for
the statement that II was Orchestra
Thomas rapacity that overwhelmed
the American Opera company. That he
drew S44 600 for sixteen nights service
and claims $4,000 more. Ii places Mrs.
Thurber in a very unenviable position
as the great prize stess Of American art,
who was to open temple for American
song, and become the patrOness of the
poorly endowed financially. but richly
endowed vOCally, Of our American
girls.